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Ricky Riggins

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Dec 04, 2017

Victim Details

Ricky Riggins

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2017-12-04

44

Ricky

Riggins

07/25/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 4, 2017, the life of 44-year-old Ricky Riggins, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Riggins was found in an alley near 14th and Mineral, having been shot a total of eight times shortly after 3:00 a.m. Those who knew him remembered Riggins as a good, friendly man who wasn't a troublemaker, leaving them searching for answers in the wake of his sudden and brutal death. He was described by a friend of 20 years ...
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  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Police identify man shot and killed early Monday on Milwaukee's south side
  • FOX6Now.com: “We just heard like, ‘pop, pop, pop:'” Man fatally shot in alley near 14th and Mineral
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